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Category Archives: People and the Ocean
What is Horseshoe Crab Blood Used For and How Do They Spawn? Meet Edna the Horseshoe Crab!
Hi, I’m Edna, a horseshoe crab. I’m not truly a crab, but an arthropod related to scorpions, spiders and ticks. I’m excited because it is the new moon. It is time for me to mate and lay my eggs in … Continue reading
Interview With Dr. Deni Ramirez Macias, Whale Shark Researcher
Dr. Deni Ramirez Macias is a whale shark researcher based out of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. She is the director of Whale Shark Mexico (Tiburon Ballena Mexico). She started the whale shark research program in 2003 … Continue reading
Plastic Bits are Food? An Anchovy’s Perspective…
Anchovies can smell plastic pieces in the ocean and mistake them for food. Plastic bits or food-they all smell the same to me. Hi, I’m Annie, and I’m an anchovy. You may have seen my colleagues in a tin can … Continue reading
Coral Reef Bleaching—Why the Great Barrier Reef is in Trouble
Why are the corals on the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia bleaching? Why is coral bleaching important? First a little background on corals. Hi, I’m Polly, a coral polyp. The animal you think of as “coral” is actually made … Continue reading
Thank you Dr. Jane Goodall!
Today I heard Dr. Jane Goodall speak for the 5th time at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Jane is my personal role model and hero. After hearing her speak for the first time at a … Continue reading
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